Spring 2026 Graduation List
July 21, 2026
South Dakota State University announces spring 2026 graduates.
BROOKINGS, S.D. — The following students graduated after the spring 2026 semester at South Dakota State University. The students listed below completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program, and those requirements have been verified by the appropriate college.
The names of honor graduates marked with WH designate graduation with honor; WHH, with high honor; WHHH, with highest honor; CL, Cum Laude; MCL, Magna Cum Laude; and SCL, Summa Cum Laude.
Overall, students from 32 states and 27 nations graduated in the spring 2026 semester. More than 90 students received two or more degrees or certificates from a college.
**This list is sorted in the following order: State, hometown and student name, but it can be edited as one sees fit for one’s publication.**
Spring 2026
| Name | Honors | Home City | State | Degree, College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Karol Scholten | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Fine Arts, SAHSS |
| Hannah Grace Schroeder | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Kelsey Leigh Schroeder | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SAFES | |
| HattieJo Marie Schwebach | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Austin Douglas Senger | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Macy Renae Skiles | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Cailee Marie Spahn | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science in Nursing, SNURS | |
| Aidan Jon Stadtfeld | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Ethan Ryan Strawn | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Music Education, SAHSS | |
| Zander Sullivan | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Lewhat Zerazion Tesfaldet | MCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS |
| Gracee Rae Thompson | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Tanja Todorovic | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Makayla Jean Uithoven | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Arts, SAHSS | |
| Joseph Pieterick Uttecht | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Katie D. Van Egdom | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |
| Megan L. VanDenHemel | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAFES |
| Sydney Ann VanDenHemel | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Associate of Science, SPAHP | |
| Victoria Virginia Vazquez | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS, and Bachelor of Science, SNS | |
| Kia Hanna Veen | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Master of Science, SEHS | |
| Blayne Robert Verhey | CL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR |
| Gerrit Heath Voneye | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Arts, SAHSS |
| Kaleb James Voss | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SAHSS | |
| Connor Lee Vuong | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SENGR | |
| Grace Ann Waage | SCL | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Bachelor of Science, SEHS |